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Fashola's problem is Tinubu. Tinubu is what Adedibu was to ladoja. Adedibu once said he was enitled to 50% of Oyo state security's vote!

And we have the largest economy and one of the biggest GDPs, so what?

Our GDP is not big at all. Ghana has a GDP of about $10000, Muarituis $12000, Nigeria about $2000. Pls confirm.

nigeria does not have any direction

Jeremiah 23:5-6 (King James Version)

5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.


The above scripture is one of the many verses in the uncorruptible Torah that talks about Jesus. The Jews thought he would establish a physical government here on earth, so when he did not do it, they said he couldn't have been the Messiah. In taking this decision, they left out other prophesies about him. Prophesies like the Messiah's lineage, death, ressurection and so many others.

I don't have any information about anybody. You asked me if Jesus existed and I said Jesus likely existed. I'm pretty confident there must have been at least one Jesus at some point in history.

You dont have any information about him? how is it then you are telling us he walked on water, never saved anybody etc? Is it not logically impossible? You also claimed to be confident that there must have been at least one Jseus at some point in history, your claim is irrational. I might as well say " I am confident that there is big-foot on mars". How do you justify your position without any information?

Where did you get your information from? For you to say these things, you must have read about them, so lets see the exerpts of historical records about his life, death and if possible his alleged ressurection and make sure you dont use my bible.

So you are admitting that the bible contained at least some truths since the reference that Mohammad made must be one of them?

To your other point. The Jews rejected Jesus because He failed, in their eyes, to do what they expected their Messiah to do—destroy evil and all their enemies and establish an eternal kingdom with Israel as the preeminent nation in the world. The prophecies in Isaiah and Psalm 22 described a suffering Messiah who would be persecuted and killed, but they chose to focus instead on those prophecies that discussed His glorious victories, not His crucifixion.

Anything that has fake must have an original. Can you tell us a little about your own Jesus without making reference to the bible.

@Sweetnecta

I just showed you that Mohammad by his action showed that the book was not corrupted at least when he was on earth. He could not have asked for a corrupted book. What do you think?

@Krayola

The story you love about Jesus is a fairy tale. In my opinion the ultimate fairy tale.

Are you saying Jesus never existed? Lets get your point.

@Vedaxcool

Do you agree that with the responses given,that the Qur'an not only asserts that the bible is corrupted but also a contains the conjecture of men?

I do not agree that the bible is corrupted.
If it was corrupted, Mohammad wouldn't have asked for a copy to judge the woman that committed fornication

Sahih Bukhari Book 38, no. 4434

A group of Jews went to Muhammad and ask him to pronounce judgment on an adulterous couple. Muhammad asked for the Torah to be brought before him, and the couple was subsequently stoned, in accordance with the penalty laid down in the Torah.

Surah 5:46 - And We sent after them in their footsteps Isa, son of Marium, verifying what was before him of the Taurat (Jewish Torah) and We gave him the Injeel (Christian Gospels) in which was guidance and light, and verifying what was before it of Taurat and a guidance and an admonition for those who guard (against evil).












``The word `Tahrif' [corruption] signifies to change a thing from its original nature; and there is no man who could corrupt a single word of what proceeds from God, so that the Jews and Christians could corrupt only by misrepresenting the meanings of the word of God.'' (Ibn Abbas as recorded by Iman Bukhari, quoted in Hughes' Dictionary of Islam, p.62)

@Vedaxcool

Did he read the Torah, Psalms and Injil?

No he did not read any of the above books.

Though it is generally believed that Muhammad was an illiterate, he however used to listen to the Bible been read by the people of the scriptures (Jews and Christians). In fact, Mohammad made  reference to the Torah.

Bukhari 6.12

Narrated Abu Huraira: the people of the Scripture (Jews) used to recite the Torah in Hebrew and they used to explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. On that Allah's Apostle said, "Do not believe the people of the Scripture or disbelieve them, but say:-- "We believe in Allah and what is revealed to us."   


Muhammad deferred to the Torah for Guidance Himself

Sahih Bukhari Book 38, no. 443

  A group of Jews went to Muhammad and ask him to pronounce judgment on an adulterous couple. Muhammad asked for the Torah to be brought before him, and the couple was subsequently stoned, in accordance with the penalty laid down in the Torah.

@Vedaxcool

I didn't get your question. Kindly state it again.

Both the Chief and Alao Akala are irresponsible.

@Vedaxcool

You said filled with Lust for Women, only shows the kind of myopia you live, as Only Aisha was the virgin he married, most of his wives were old and widows, The aim of his Marriages both had religious and political implications and also on humanitarian grounds, yet the cumbumcollicans will assert that he married out of lust, You draw conclusion based on what that the Holy Ghoul read his mind for u? pity u deserve but being debased. Hence the Prophet Marrying many wives was born out of the love to accomplish ALLAH's plans. Take one of his wives:

SAWDA bint Zam'a

Sawda bint Zam'a, may Allah be pleased with her had been the first woman to immigrate to Abyssinia in the way of Allah. Her husband ha died and she was now living with her aged father. She was middle-aged, rather plump, with a jolly, kindly disposition, and just the right person to take care of the Prophet's household and family. So Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave permission to Khawla to speak to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and to Sawda on the subject. Khawla went straight to Sawda and said, "Would you like Allah to give you great blessing, Sawda?" Sawda asked, "And what is that, Khawla?" She said, "The Messenger of Allah has sent me to you with a proposal of marriage!" Sawda tried to contain herself in spite of her utter astonishment and then replied in a trembling voice, "I would like that! Go to my father and tell him that." Khawla went to Zam'a, ad gruff old man, and greeted him and then said, "Muhammad son of Abdullah son of Abdul Muttalib, has sent me to ask for Sawda in marriage." The old man shouted, "A noble match. What does she say?" Khawla replied, "she would like that." He told her to call her. When she came, he said, "Sawda, this woman claims that Muhammad son of Abdullah son of Abdul Muttalib has sent me to ask for you in marriage. It is a noble match. Do you want me to marry you to him?" She accepted, feeling it was a great honor. Sawda went to live in Muhammad's house and immediately took over the care of his daughters and household.

There was great surprise in Mecca that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would choose to marry a widow who was neither young nor beautiful. The Prophet, however, remembered the trials she had undergone when she had immigrated to Abyssinia, leaving her house and property, and crossed the desert and then the sea for an unknown land out of the desire to preserve her deen. During the next two years, the Quraish increased their spiteful efforts to destroy the Prophet and his followers, in spite of the clear signs that confirmed beyond any doubt that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was indeed the Messenger of Allah. Perhaps the greatest of these signs during this period was the Prophet's Mi'raj, his journey by night on a winged horse called the Buraq, through the skies to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem where he led all the earlier Prophets who had lived before him in the prayer, followed by his ascent on the Buraq, accompanied by Jibril, through the seven heavens, and then beyond the world of forms, to the Presence of Allah where he was given the five prayers that all his true followers have done ever since.

Now where is the lustm Oh! Misguided ones.

Kindly give the reference in your book.

@tbaba1234

I am sorry if it hurts you when I used the word "lust". However, it might interest you to know that the prophet married as many as 9 to 12 wives. In fact, a particular Hadith says he sleeps with all of them in a single night because he had the strength of 30 men.

@tbaba1234

Thank you. I became a born-again Christian in 2002. Jesus is actually the way, the truth and the life, no man enters heaven except through him. The life of Mohammad as I discovered from my research, was filled with violence, lust for women(11-12 wives) etc. I have been trained as a Christian to love my neighbour, how can I fulfill the prophets mandate to kill Jews, Christians and Pagans if I became a Muslim?


Wishing you success in your exams. May the eternal God grant you peace in Jesus name.

@ swetnecta

@Sweetnecta

Be specific with your objection and state the true position if mine was wrong.

^^^^^^none of the above from dexmond about Islam under Muhammad's (AS) preaching is close to the truth.

Judaism, paganism, christianity, Zoroast, etc, and the perfected islamic jesus, all shall go to hell fire.

Only Islam goes to Paradise;

Islam of Adam; wife, Abel, etc minus Cain shall be of Paradise.

Islam under Noah; those who were saved in the ship shall be of paradise, while others shall not.


Islam under Lot: Those who didnt die by brimstone shall be of Paradise, while wife and others shall not.

Islam of Musa: Harun, Joshua, and other youths shall be of Paradise, while those adults who lead the manufacture of golden calf yahweh shall not

Islam under Jesus; His companions shall be of paradise while those who called him god or son of god shall not as well as those who rejected him.

Islam under Muhammad; From his time all the way to the end of time, only his Islam shall have the chance of paradise, while other religions shall not.

Allah guides those He Wills by their yearning for His Favor.

I thought Islam started with Mohammad. Please furnish us with evidence or else you will be said to be confused.

Son of Hamas leader turns back on Islam and embraces Christianity! Read

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402483,00.html

In the Valley of Tears

I am Ibrahim who, for the sake of my family's security, go also by the nickname Timothy Abraham. I am a simple Egyptian from the Delta region. Farms surrounded me from every side with streams of the luxurious Nile River endowing life with fertility. I had a strong Islamic upbringing in my childhood, studying in the village shop for teaching the Quran (al-Kutaab). They taught me to fear God (Allah in Arabic) who created the Heaven and the earth in six days. There was not a single reason to doubt a religion which emphasized fearing God, doing good work and living a moral life. The recitation of the Quran was meant to produce a sense of tranquillity. I enjoyed the Sufi circle of worship, as they adored the person of Muhammad. This was Abu-al-Azayem's group. I was searching for more closeness with Allah Almighty.

One evening around 7:00 p.m. in al-Mahatta mosque, having finished praying al-Maghrib prayer, I was introduced to Muhammad Imam and Sulleiman Kahwash. They were vitally influential in incorporating me into their group "The Muslim Brotherhood -- i.e., al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin." They encouraged me to be a devout Muslim and fast on Monday and Thursday of every week and break the fast with them in the mosque where we ate bread, cheese, palm dates (tamr), and delicious salad. I diligently imitated every thing the Prophet Muhammad did, even the sitting posture of the Prophet as he was eating. They were so kind to me. They also saw in me the potential of being an eloquent speaker. Therefore, Sulleiman Hashem, the leader at the time, approached me gently, "Ibrahim, you are called by the Quran's teaching to proclaim the message of Islam "da'awah." "My Allah!" I pondered. "I am just 14 years old and I am easily intimidated." Nevertheless, Sulleiman gave me a stack of books to study in preparation for the sermon I was to deliver the next day. From then on, it became customary for me to preach a sermon on the first Monday of every lunar month. I was filled with zeal as my leaders had arranged for me to go across the neighboring towns, preaching from mosque to mosque. I zealously wanted everyone to follow the Tradition of the Prophet Muhammad, and subsequently, my sister had no choice but to obey my Quranic command and wear the veil which indicated modesty. I needed my father's approval. I wondered if he had ever heard his son, the 14 year old Muslim evangelist preach. To my astonishment my father was sharply criticized by people for having a son who was now a "fanatic." The Islamic Brotherhood was regarded as a religious gang by the majority of regular Muslims. My father, therefore, became wrathful over my Islamic radicalism and thoughtlessly punched me in the teeth. Today my front tooth is a fake one. It reminds me of my former perseverance to the point of death to be a zealous Muslim fundamentalist and my willingness to be persecuted for my commitment. My father burnt my Sunni (mostly wahabi and salafi) Islamic library. He knew quite well that Mohammad Mansour, a security police informer, was recording my sermons from the bathroom in the mosque. I was so strict in the fashion of the sunnah of Muhammad that I did not shake hands with women. I simply wanted to be a devout Muslim. Having finished their prayers in the mosque, my father stopped one of the leaders in my group, Sulleiman Hashem and asked him pleadingly to leave me, his son, alone. When my father swore an oath of divorce (hilif alaya bi al-talaaq) that I will not be permitted to enter the mosque where the Islamic Brotherhood is praying, I obeyed my father, but asked for mercy in letting me hear their sermons while sitting outside the mosque.

I was never daunted by any of this and continued to preach Islam everyday in the morning parade (taboor as-sabah) as well as in every mosque where I went to teach. It never occurred to me for a second that Islam could be wrong. In my pursuit to propagate Islam everywhere, a magazine came into my hands which had pen pal addresses from the United States. I chose one at random and wrote, hoping to convert the man into Islam. I wrote to John from Pennsylvania, USA back and forth for two years, each trying to convert the other. I read every book I could get hold of to refute the Bible. To make things worse, I had no respect for the Bible as I put my feet and shoes on it since the Quran taught me it was corrupt.

Then John surprised me by coming to visit me in my village. That was the first time I saw a real Christian. His sincerity, frankness, genuineness, and openness impressed me. John stayed with me for two months. He had an amazing prayer life which served as a model for me in my latter life. I did not know that Christians prayed until I saw a "living epistle" right in the middle of my house, a man from a far off land who became one of us and genuinely incarnated the love of Christ. John had an amazing prayer life, for he prayed more than he talked, speaking the words of the Bible. I became jealous of John's intimacy with God and increased my recitations of the Quran.

Islam is a religion that has to be credited for teaching its followers to be virtuous, chaste, and benevolent. There is no doubt that Muhammad remains a genius in history. One has to also note that a Muslim may do as many good works as possible in this world and on the Day of Judgment God weighs the deeds of every individual in a "balance." The good deeds will be placed in one pan of the balance, and the evil deeds in the other. If the good deeds are heavier, then the believer will go to the paradise described in Quran as a place of sexual pleasure and frolicking with the wide-eyed huris (sura al-Waqia 56:20-23). However, Christ our Lord said "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven" (Matthew 22:30). My Muslim friend, according to Islam, if your evil deeds are heavier, you will be cast into the fires of hell. It looks like you would need to be only fifty-one percent good to get into paradise. Yet you remain absolutely unsure whether or not you are going to heaven. All you say, my Muslim friend, is, "Only God Knows!" You hope for the mercy of Allah and hope that the angels or the Prophet will intercede for you in the last day, so you will be saved from Hell.

I was like you, my Muslim sister or brother, right in the same boat until I knew that you can be absolutely sure of going to Heaven. Tears well up in my eyes just to recall how lost I was and now that I am found. While trembling in tears, seeing the majesty of God, I rejoice to know that I have eternal life for certain.

God in the Bible is both just and merciful. His justice requires that everyone be punished in Hell, for He is perfect 100 percent. No matter how hard we try to please God, we always fall short of His perfection. Our good works will not bring us closer to God. God saw our insufficiency, and decided to pay the penalty Himself. He sent His Word Isa Al Masih (Jesus Christ), who is absolutely sinless and faultless to carry the punishment of our sins on the cross. What can you say to the Judge when He chooses to pay your penalty for you? The Bible says in John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." It is because God loves us that He sent His Word, Jesus Christ, to die for us. Islam never grants us the assurance of going to Heaven, but Christ absolutely does! Praise God! Thank you, my Lord, for sovereignly choosing to pay the price Yourself in the Person of Your incarnate Word, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the express revelation of the nature of Allah Almighty.

After John left, his influence stayed. I thought I would depress John by saying, "John, your visit made me a stronger Muslim in the faith and do not try to convert Muslims anymore." Yet John prevailed in his supplication and prayers. His intercessory prayer moved the LORD to wake me up in the middle of the night as I had no sleep or rest. Inner conflict reached its zenith. Restless, I reached out to my Bible and opened it at random. I found, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" I remember one day in the heat of a debate between me and John, I made fun of the Bible and said, "John, your Bible is the most absurd thing! How can you believe the story of Saul who became Paul, the servant of the Gospel?" John said, "The story is true, and that is why I am patient with you. You will be another Paul one day!" I replied, "John, you must be out of your mind to think for a second that I could leave the religion of all religions, Islam!" Reflecting on "Saul, Saul , " I said Lord! Me? Me persecute You? I did nothing to You in person , I remember I turned in a female medical student to the police , but I did nothing to You. Is it true that He who touched one of Your people touches the apple of Your eye?"

Islam denies the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ because the Quran intended to deprive the Jew of the victory they claimed was their in Jesus' death. The Quran asserts that God put somebody who looked like Him on the cross in the place of Jesus. Now my Muslim friends, God is not in the business of fraud, for if he had wanted to deliver Jesus from the cross, He could have done it miraculously without having to deceive and put Jesus' likeness on someone else. This Quranic error is too blatant, and proves that the Quran has no divine origin. What is more, the Quran is self-contradicting, for while it claims that the Jews did not really kill Jesus it also affirms very distinctly the reality of Jesus' death in the sura of the family of Imran (3):55 as it states in the first part of that verse:

When God said:
"OH JESUS, I SHALL CAUSE YOU TO DIE,
AND THEN I SHALL RAISE YOU UP TO ME."

My Muslim friend, my goal is not here to proselytize you, but to raise the ultimate questions, Who is Christ? Was he crucified? And how does this affect you? If the whole history of humanity revolves around Christ, then my entire life and existence should revolve around Him too. Denying the cross of Christ is contradicting history itself. Muhammad himself is claimed in the Quran to have been urged, by God, to refer to the People of the Book (the Jews and the Christians) is he in doubt concerning the Quran?:

"And if thou (Muhammad) art in doubt concerning that which we reveal unto thee, then ask those who read the Scripture (that was) before thee." Sura Yunus 10:95

For the first time in my life, I began asking the question "why?" and challenged everything I took for granted. All postulates were critically examined. This got me into trouble in an authoritarian society. Questions, they say, fly in the face of Allah. Obey. That is All. In the Islamic Brotherhood, our motto was "samaana wa ataana" i.e. "we have heard and obeyed." After years of study, I came to two logical conclusions: The Bible is the inerrant Word of God, and Jesus is the Word of God. I began to see it was possible for Jesus to be God. Intellectually, I accepted all the claims of the Christian faith, but in my heart I still feared being struck dead for calling the Almighty God "My Father." I needed a miracle! The Bible teaches us that no one can say, "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3). No wonder every Salvation experience is one of a miracle of birth out of death into eternal life!

From the depth of my heart, in the midst of inner conflict, I cried out to Allah, even in the mosque, "Lord, show me the truth! Is it Jesus or Muhammad? Could it be that You are my Father? Show me the truth, and the truth you lead me to I will serve all my life whatever the cost may be!" I burst into tears since I knew the cost could be outrageously too high for a weak, thin person like me. For how could I afford to be cast out of my family and sleep on the streets like a homeless person? And what if my leaders in the Islamic Brotherhood would find out about me? And what if they, in their Islamic righteousness and zeal, rush on to defend Islam and kill me? According to the Islamic religion, an apostate should be given a three day opportunity to recant, and after that the infidel's blood is legitimately shed in the name of Allah! The words of the Prophet Muhammad kept ringing in my ear, "Any person (i.e., Muslim) who has changed his religion, kill him." This tradition has been narrated by AbuBakr, Uthman, Ali, Muadh ibn Jabal, and Khalid ibn Walid. Yet I persisted in asking God to guide me.

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but Thou art mighty.

One night Christ appeared to me in a dream and said with a tender sweet voice, "I love you!" I saw how obstinately I had resisted Him all these years and said to Him in tears, "I love You, too! I know You! You are eternal for ever and ever." I woke up with tears all over my face filled with abundant joy, believing that Christ Himself touched both my mind and my heart, and I yielded. I was filled with great passion for Christ, jumping up and down, singing praises to His name and talking to Him day and night. I would not even sleep without God's inerrant Word, the Bible, next to my chest.

I experienced what a "spoiled child" of God would: God would give me anything I ask for in prayer. But then the Lord wanted me to love Him and worship Him for His own sake, not for what I get from Him. I tried to keep my faith secret and so was baptized secretly in a pastor's house.

Filled with the joy of salvation I could not hide or deny Christ anymore. Therefore, when my childhood friend asked me if Christ was crucified, I answered, "Yes!" and explained why. He prayed with me to receive Christ. He was shaking and perspiring every time he prayed with me. He could see how mighty the name of our Lord Jesus was. My former leaders in the Islamic fanatical group, desiring to know who the spearhead was, threatened to kill him if he would not tell them everything about my evangelism. Sadly, he betrayed me and I was beaten up in front of the mosque where I had formerly preached Islam zealously. In their sight I was a blasphemous infidel who deserved to be killed unless I would recant. They regarded my conversion as the most horrendous form of desecrating Islam and the Quran.

Since my secret conversion was now made public and Muslims plotted to kill me, I had to flee. I was hunted by Muslims from my village in the Delta, to Ismailia until I arrived in Cairo where my Christian friends lived. Yet Christians were not willing to shelter me and I had to go back to the village, seeking refuge in His protective hands. I came back from Cairo and found an angry mob of Muslims filling up our house. My mother was wearing the garment of mourning, dressed in black as is the custom in Egypt. To them by deserting Islam, I was dead!!! Muslim women yelled at me, "Your mother doesn't deserve all this from you. Why cause her all this grief?" Another woman lamented, "Poor mother! Her son left her for the Christian infidels. If I were her, I would kill my son for running after the infidels like a dog." I received a letter from a friend in Jordan who reported that my father was walking down the streets in Jordan weeping bitterly as Muslim laborers there reproached him severely. He stayed sick in bed for a month because of this until he and I talked on the phone.

It is absolutely unforgettable that outraged Muslims broke into our house barbarically. My mother knelt down at the feet of our neighbor "Sayed" begging him to spare my life and kill her instead. In such indescribable agony, my mother disowned and disinherited me before all people in my village. I love my mother more dearly than any person in this world, but no human power, regardless of how gigantic it is, can separate me from the love of Christ. I will always live for Jesus.

My Bible, all my Christian books, and music tapes were confiscated and burnt. I decided to flee from the Delta region to Cairo. Even though the police were tracking me down, the Lord blinded their eyes and protected me. In Cairo, I was hiding at M.'s, an Egyptian Baptist friend who was comforting me all the time. I broke down when he read,

"So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name" (Acts 5:41)

I am grateful to God for providing this friend, M., who discipled me, teaching me to live a victorious life rich in worship and thanksgiving. He gave me a pocket Arabic New Testament and told me frankly that his parents were afraid. Also I was told that if they continued to hide me they would be in jail forever. I had nowhere to go. So, upon the advice of my secret pastor, I went back to the village, hiding the Arabic New Testament in my socks, praying that it would not fall out. I was eventually arrested and released repeatedly. I learned what it means to have God as my only Hiding Place. In prison, my Savior knows I have come to experience true peace. I was not shaken because I saw Christ in prison, not myself. I sang songs of joy in the midst of tears, anticipating the shining Morning Star to come and deliver me. I decided to hide the Bible in a place where the police could not confiscate it -- in my heart by memorizing it. I have since made it a habit to sleep with my Bible by my side. Five years later, I managed to flee Muslims' attempts to kill me and I was shocked to find out that there are some professing Christians in America who attack the Bible for which I was willing to die. God's word has given me promises of faith which I apply as a little child and pray them through in confidence. The gates of Heaven open as we pray through God's Word. His word speaks life!!!

Once when I went to give my mother a Mother's Day gift, she asked me rhetorically, "Mother's Day gift?" I answered, "Yes" every time she repeated the question. She looked at me with such crushing grief and said, "My son, whom I waited 15 years to have and finally was born is now dead. I disown you till the day of judgment, Ibrahim." I cried but Christ touched my heart and said, "I am your family now! I am your father, brother, mother, sister, friend, and everything to you, Timothy, now." I cannot forget those days when my mother would call the police to arrest me. She even went to a witch to put a curse on me and bring me back to the fold of Islam. The witch said, "Your son is following a path which he will never forsake and he will be victorious all his life as long as he walks in it." These words, from the mouth of a witch, brought my younger brother to know Christ. The testimony of demons about our victorious Lord renders skepticism and unbelief absurd (Please read Romans 8:35-39). You also can be more than a conqueror through Christ, your Victor who loves you! Believe it!

I lost my Bible and all my Christian books were confiscated. All I had was the radio. I went sneakily to get my radio to listen secretly to Voice of Hope, searching for some comfort-songs in the night. (By the way, I speak now publicly over Voice of Hope since I live in a free country, America). Yet my mother caught me and she immediately snatched the radio out of my hand and beat me on the head with her shoes. I was just 20 years old at that time. I prayed for a Bible and the Lord heard me. I went to pick up a Bible package from the post office. The head of the post office, Kamal, slapped me forcefully and punched me in the face. I saw all kinds of terror, I was crying from the intensity of pain. He said to me,"You just go after these Christian infidels, leave Islam and we will wipe you out. We will send you behind the sun!" I felt trapped praying fervently to leave Egypt and practice my faith in Christ. Father of comfort, you never left me. Please remind me of your Son hanging on the cross crying out in the depth of agony," My God, my God why have you forsaken me?" Lord Jesus, they all forsook you, and yet You found rest in Your Father. I need to depend on the Father as you did".

After 3 years, I decided to move to Cairo which was not any safer. The last time the police had arrested me they said, "According to us, you are an infidel who has committed high treason. Next time we arrest you, it will be capital punishment." To make it worse, the "Christian" landlord told me he could not shelter a fugitive criminal anymore. I was not welcome in my own country anymore. Nevertheless, the Lord intervened, and a Palestinian evangelist, Anis Shorrosh, introduced me to Dr. Paige Patterson. He began to help me apply for a visa to the United States. At first, I was denied the visa, but Dr. Patterson did not give up. Finally, I was granted an entry visa, and I was supernaturally able to leave Egypt. Lord, You never deliver your children out of bondage to bring them back into it, Help me to live somewhere to practice my Christian faith without the police harassment. Lord, please do whatever it takes so I don't have to live in an environment where people would force me to go into the mosque. You want your children to worship freely even if this means fleeing for their lives like me so that Christ becomes all in all.

If it had not been for Dr. Patterson, I would have been history today. I was scheduled to be executed, and God saw that He had more work for me to do. So, he used Dr. Patterson in supernaturally rescuing my life. God Almighty is a Father of the fatherless (Psalm 68:5), and when my father and mother forsake me, as David declares, the LORD holds me to Himself. Is God the Almighty, Your Heavenly Father, my friend? (Galatians 4:6) God the Almighty and Majestic One delights in you personally (Proverbs 8:31).

Having fled to the United States, I was still afraid that I would have to face the Egyptian police authorities someday, especially in view of the fact that I came on a student visa, which could expire any day. According to the Egyptian government I am an infidel who has defamed Islam as well as caused national disunity. Allah alone knows how I have no hard feelings towards either Egypt, the motherland, or Islam. Preachers offered to hide me in ranches, if worse came to worse. I just wanted to live and not to be the scapegoat of somebody's religious wrath. One ministry organization sponsored me and sent a petition for my permanent residency. After six long years of waiting, the Lord honored my request by giving me permanent residence a few days before the wedding day, April 18,1998. I did not want anybody to falsely accuse me that I married a woman so that I may get a green card. I have married Angela for her own sake, and not for the sake of getting a green card. I give Angela all of me, for the source of our love is divine. It is never a fleeting emotion, but a covenant in which the LORD is the Witness between me and the wife of my youth, my partner and my best friend. (Malachi 2:14)

Here it is the time for me to praise God for the gift of marriage. It is when I abandoned myself to God and the godly desire of marriage that he brought along Angela. Angela is the angel of God to my heart. She is beautiful both internally and externally. We both share the same vision in manifesting the love of Christ to our Muslim brothers and sisters. I did not compromise for less than what I knew Allah wanted me to have: Angela is a woman of prayer, caring affectionate, hospitable, giving and gregarious. She is perfect for me. I revel in the fact that she loves my parents and gives sacrificially to them. Lord, what did I do to be treated with such extravagant kindness of yours that you give me a wife who loves me and my family? The Lord honored me for putting Him above my desire to have a wife, and now we are a praying couple. Indeed, our Creator and Redeemer is our ultimate Matchmaker.

Lord, may I never be secure or seek easiness in life at the expense of union with You. Didn't you tell us Lord, "And you will be hated by all on account of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved" (Mark 13:13)? Please don't let me rush your salvation, Lord, in the midst of trouble, but please give me patience so I can endure hardships as a soldier of the cross of Christ! Lord, may Your love consume me to such an extent that the doing of your will would be the real bread of my life. In Christ's name, amen!

@ All

Many of the people who gave these testimonies chose to remain anonymous for the safety of thier lifes. The position of Islam is that any Muslim who deserts it should be Killed. you need to thank God wherever you are that you are not in the bondage of Ishmael and pray that the grace of God should strenghten these testifiers.

quote]Do not make conclusions on what you do not fully understand, I would be willing to answer your questions, If you are willing to be fair and open, [quote][/quote]I have read your post on Mohammad's leagacy and what others thought about him. They are entitled to their opinion. Our world is filled with hipocrisy, people want to be politically correct to avoid ostracization. Of course you will readily acknowledge what leaders do to placate Muslims who are ready to forment trouble at the slightest opportunity. My opinion of the prophet is that he came to lead men away from the road to heaven, by offering them a mixture of judaism, paganism, zoroasrianiasm and a perverted Islamic jesus.

@Tbaba1234

Do not make conclusions on what you do not fully understand, I would be willing to answer your questions, If you are willing to be fair and open,

I have read your post on Mohammad's leagacy and what others thought about him. They are entitled to their opinion. Our world is filled with hipocrisy, people want to be politically correct to avoid ostracization. Of course you will readily acknowledge what leaders do to placate Muslims who are ready to forment trouble at the slightest opportunity. My opinion of the prophet is that he came to lead men away from the road to heaven, by offering them a mixture of judaism, paganism, zoroasrianiasm and a perverted Islamic jesus.

@tbaba1234

However, if you want to find true islam, you must be willing to search from muslim sources. Because most of your assertions do not have a historical basis, They are infact flawed.

Which of my sources are Christian sources? Are Abu Dawud, Sahih Bukhari, Ibn Ishaq and Al-Tabari not all Muslims scholars?

Unfortunately you have based your beliefs on very weak hadiths, and a disregard for historical reality,

If you don’t mind, you can list the weak and the strong hadiths. Does weakness here mean that what was reported in the hadith was not true? Mind you, Ibn Ishaq writing is not a hadith but a biography of Mohammad, and you know what? His writing is the earliest biography of Mohammad- 100yrs after his death. Muslims, Bukhari, Abu huraira etc came much later.

The word used in arabic here is more like allies, That is, look not to them for help and comfort.

If it means ally, Pikthal, Dr. Mosin, Abu Dawood and Yusuf Alli would not have used exactly the same word- “take not”. Kindly confirm on www.quranexplorer.com

But the source of the misconception is thinking that the reason behind his execution is his poetry attacking Islam, while actually the Quran commands Muslims to bear the verbal propaganda and face it with patience and perseverance:

So, why was he killed if not for his satirical poetry against the gentle prophet Mohammad?

Sahih Bukhari 3:45:687

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Who would kill Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf as has harmed Allah and His Apostle? Muhammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, ‘I will kill him.’ So, Muhammad bin


Sahih Bukhari 5:59:369

Maslama went to Ka’b and said, ‘I want a loan of one or two Wasqs of foodgrains.’" After dickering over what to hold as mortgage, they agreed that Muhammad bin Maslama would mortgage his weapons. So he promised him that he would come with his weapons next time."

So Muhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and sail to them, "When Ka'b comes, I will touch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you smell his head." Kab bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. " have never smelt a better scent than this. Ka'b replied. "I have got the best 'Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin Maslama requested Ka'b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka'b said, "Yes." Muhammad smelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka'b again, "Will you let me (smell your head)?" Ka'b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his companions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the Prophet and informed him. (Abu Rafi) was killed after Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf."


Tabari VII 97, See Also Ishaq 368

We carried Ka’b’s head and brought it to Muhammad during the night. We saluted him as he stood praying and told him that we had slain Allah’s enemy. When he came out to us we cast Ashraf’s head before his feet. The Prophet praised Allah that the poet had been assassinated and complimented us on the good work we had done in Allah’s Cause. Our attack upon Allah’s enemy cast terror among the Jews, and there was no Jew in Medina who did not fear for his life.’

Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-`Aufi

I should have titled it the botched assassination of Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-Aufi. The simple reason why he was not killed was because he belonged to
Al-Khazraj’s tribe, a tribe that has affinity with the men that wanted to relieve (kill) Mohammad of the him(Abdullah).


Sahih Bukhari 5:59:462

So, on that day, Allah's Apostle got up on the pulpit and complained about 'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul) before his companions, saying, 'O you Muslims! Who will relieve me from that man who has hurt me with his evil statement about my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good about my family and they have blamed a man about whom I know nothing except good and he used never to enter my home except with me.' Sad bin Mu'adh the brother of Banu 'Abd Al-Ashhal got up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I will relieve you from him; if he is from the tribe of Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, i.e. Al-Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that, a man from Al-Khazraj got up. Um Hassan, his cousin, was from his branch tribe, and he was Sad bin Ubada, chief of Al-Khazraj. Before this incident, he was a pious man, but his love for his tribe goaded him into saying to Sad (bin Mu'adh). 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you shall not and cannot kill him. If he belonged to your people, you would not wish him to be killed.'

So according to its isnâd, the report is forged - because one of its reporters is notorious for fabricating hadîth. Hence, such a story is rejected and is better off being put into the trash can.

Kindly read more about an Islamic Scholar whose work was quoted as regards Asma’s murder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sa%27d. Have you observed that when Mohammad was reported for negative actions, Muslims will say the hadith is fake?

Khalid b. Sufyan

When I looked in my books, for a similar account, I couldn't find it. This made me think about the authenticity of the above, so I doubted if the story was true or not. Tabari relied heavily on the works of Ibn Ishaq, however, Al-Dhahabi said that Ibn Ishaq used to borrow reports from Christians, and Jews:

It was only al-tabari that reported this killing, Abu dawud also reported it.
http://www.muslimaccess.com/sunnah/hadeeth/abudawud/sunan_abu_dawood.html

Ibn Sunayna
Despite the fact that this story is mentioned in Sunan Abu Dawood, it is weak and unreliable. Concerning isnad (i.e. chain of reporters), this Hadith was narrated by servant of Zaid Ibn Thabet on authority of daughter of Muhayyisah. Servant of Zaid is Muhammad Ibn Ibi Muhammad and he is unreliable, and daughter of Muhayyisah is unknown. Concerning matn (i.e. text), it says that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered to kill all Jews which is illogical even if Christian missionaries want to believe it! Because the Jews had a treaty with Muslims and there was no evidence that Muslims indulged in killing any Jew other than this Hadith. :

You appear to be telling the whole world that the entire hadiths are fake. You really mean that Abu Dawood too is fake? It seems you are confused! Muslim, Bukhari and others too must be fake.

Burned Alive
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses." Sahih Bukhari 1:11:626

There is no record of this ever happening, Infact it never happened,

Kindly go to this University of Southern California center of Muslim-Jewish engagement and confirm the hadith. I think you have not been studying enough.
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/bukhari/011.sbt.html#001.011.626

First of all 'Fight' here DOES NOT MEAN SLAY AND KILL' , you interpretation is totally wrong. KAI!! where do you get this from, The Prophet told us in the hadith that the greatest fight is against one's self ( to avoid evil things), to fight physically is a lesser fight.

You are not telling your readers the truth. In the quoted verse
Sura 9:29
"Fight (slay and kill) those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day (judgement day), nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor they follow the religion of truth (the religion of Islam) out of those who have been given the Book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the tax, in acknowledgment of superiority and (recognition that) they are in a state of subjection (to Islam).

Fight is used in the same sentence as “a state of subjection”. Fight here simply means slay and kill.

Muslims do not understand fight to be only physical, same as above, it encompasses a lot more things,

You are admitting before the whole world that Physical Fighting is indeed one of the methods of spreading Islam?


You need to evaluate the person you are following wether he can guarantee you safety on the day of judgement.

@tbaba1234

@tbaba1234

However, if you want to find true islam, you must be willing to search from muslim sources. Because most of your assertions do not have a historical basis, They are infact flawed.

Which of my sources are Christian sources? Are Abu Dawud, Sahih Bukhari, Ibn Ishaq and Al-Tabari not all Muslims scholars?

Unfortunately you have based your beliefs on very weak hadiths, and a disregard for historical reality,

If you don’t mind, you can list the weak and the strong hadiths. Does weakness here mean that what was reported in the hadith was not true? Mind you, Ibn Ishaq writing is not a hadith but a biography of Mohammad, and you know what? His writing is the earliest biography of Mohammad- 100yrs after his death. Muslims, Bukhari, Abu huraira etc came much later.

The word used in arabic here is more like allies, That is, look not to them for help and comfort.

If it means ally, Pikthal, Dr. Mosin, Abu Dawood and Yusuf Alli would not have used exactly the same word- “take not”. Kindly confirm on www.quranexplorer.com

But the source of the misconception is thinking that the reason behind his execution is his poetry attacking Islam, while actually the Quran commands Muslims to bear the verbal propaganda and face it with patience and perseverance:

So, why was he killed if not for his satirical poetry against the gentle prophet Mohammad?

Sahih Bukhari 3:45:687

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Who would kill Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf as has harmed Allah and His Apostle? Muhammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, ‘I will kill him.’ So, Muhammad bin


Sahih Bukhari 5:59:369

Maslama went to Ka’b and said, ‘I want a loan of one or two Wasqs of foodgrains.’" After dickering over what to hold as mortgage, they agreed that Muhammad bin Maslama would mortgage his weapons. So he promised him that he would come with his weapons next time."

So Muhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and sail to them, "When Ka'b comes, I will touch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you smell his head." Kab bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. " have never smelt a better scent than this. Ka'b replied. "I have got the best 'Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin Maslama requested Ka'b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka'b said, "Yes." Muhammad smelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka'b again, "Will you let me (smell your head)?" Ka'b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his companions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the Prophet and informed him. (Abu Rafi) was killed after Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf."


Tabari VII 97, See Also Ishaq 368

We carried Ka’b’s head and brought it to Muhammad during the night. We saluted him as he stood praying and told him that we had slain Allah’s enemy. When he came out to us we cast Ashraf’s head before his feet. The Prophet praised Allah that the poet had been assassinated and complimented us on the good work we had done in Allah’s Cause. Our attack upon Allah’s enemy cast terror among the Jews, and there was no Jew in Medina who did not fear for his life.’

Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-`Aufi

I should have titled it the botched assassination of Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-Aufi. The simple reason why he was not killed was because he belonged to
Al-Khazraj’s tribe, a tribe that has affinity with the men that wanted to relieve (kill) Mohammad of the him(Abdullah).


Sahih Bukhari 5:59:462

So, on that day, Allah's Apostle got up on the pulpit and complained about 'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul) before his companions, saying, 'O you Muslims! Who will relieve me from that man who has hurt me with his evil statement about my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good about my family and they have blamed a man about whom I know nothing except good and he used never to enter my home except with me.' Sad bin Mu'adh the brother of Banu 'Abd Al-Ashhal got up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I will relieve you from him; if he is from the tribe of Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, i.e. Al-Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that, a man from Al-Khazraj got up. Um Hassan, his cousin, was from his branch tribe, and he was Sad bin Ubada, chief of Al-Khazraj. Before this incident, he was a pious man, but his love for his tribe goaded him into saying to Sad (bin Mu'adh). 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you shall not and cannot kill him. If he belonged to your people, you would not wish him to be killed.'

So according to its isnâd, the report is forged - because one of its reporters is notorious for fabricating hadîth. Hence, such a story is rejected and is better off being put into the trash can.

Kindly read more about an Islamic Scholar whose work was quoted as regards Asma’s murder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sa%27d. Have you observed that when Mohammad was reported for negative actions, Muslims will say the hadith is fake?

Khalid b. Sufyan

When I looked in my books, for a similar account, I couldn't find it. This made me think about the authenticity of the above, so I doubted if the story was true or not. Tabari relied heavily on the works of Ibn Ishaq, however, Al-Dhahabi said that Ibn Ishaq used to borrow reports from Christians, and Jews:

It was only al-tabari that reported this killing, Abu dawud also reported it.
http://www.muslimaccess.com/sunnah/hadeeth/abudawud/sunan_abu_dawood.html

Ibn Sunayna
Despite the fact that this story is mentioned in Sunan Abu Dawood, it is weak and unreliable. Concerning isnad (i.e. chain of reporters), this Hadith was narrated by servant of Zaid Ibn Thabet on authority of daughter of Muhayyisah. Servant of Zaid is Muhammad Ibn Ibi Muhammad and he is unreliable, and daughter of Muhayyisah is unknown. Concerning matn (i.e. text), it says that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered to kill all Jews which is illogical even if Christian missionaries want to believe it! Because the Jews had a treaty with Muslims and there was no evidence that Muslims indulged in killing any Jew other than this Hadith. :

You appear to be telling the whole world that the entire hadiths are fake. You really mean that Abu Dawood too is fake? It seems you are confused! Muslim, Bukhari and others too must be fake.

Burned Alive
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses." Sahih Bukhari 1:11:626

There is no record of this ever happening, Infact it never happened,

Kindly go to this University of Southern California center of Muslim-Jewish engagement and confirm the hadith. I think you have not been studying enough.
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/bukhari/011.sbt.html#001.011.626

First of all 'Fight' here DOES NOT MEAN SLAY AND KILL' , you interpretation is totally wrong. KAI!! where do you get this from, The Prophet told us in the hadith that the greatest fight is against one's self ( to avoid evil things), to fight physically is a lesser fight.

You are not telling your readers the truth. In the quoted verse
Sura 9:29
"Fight (slay and kill) those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day (judgement day), nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor they follow the religion of truth (the religion of Islam) out of those who have been given the Book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the tax, in acknowledgment of superiority and (recognition that) they are in a state of subjection (to Islam).

Fight is used in the same sentence as “a state of subjection”. Fight here simply means slay and kill.

Muslims do not understand fight to be only physical, same as above, it encompasses a lot more things,

You are admitting before the whole world that Physical Fighting is indeed one of the methods of spreading Islam?


You need to evaluate the person you are following wether he can guarantee you safety on the day of judgement.

Do not make conclusions on what you do not fully understand,  I would be willing to answer your questions,  If you are willing to be fair and open,

I have read what others thought about him. They are entitled to their opinion. Our world is filled with hipocrisy, people want to be politically correct to avoid ostracization. Of course you will readily acknowledge what leaders do to placate Muslims who are ready to forment trouble at the slightest opportunity. My opinion of the prophet is that he came to lead men away from the road to heaven, by offering them a mixture of judaism, paganism, zoroasrianiasm and a perverted Islamic jesus.

@tbaba1234

However, if you want to find true islam, you must be willing to search from muslim sources. Because most of your assertions do not have a historical basis,  They are infact flawed.

Which of my sources are Christian sources? Are Abu Dawud, Sahih Bukhari, Ibn Ishaq and Al-Tabari not all Muslims scholars?

Unfortunately you have based your beliefs on very weak hadiths, and a disregard for historical reality,

If you don’t mind, you can list the weak and the strong hadiths. Does weakness here mean that what was reported in the hadith was not true? Mind you, Ibn Ishaq  writing is not  a hadith but a biography of Mohammad, and you know what? His writing is the earliest biography of Mohammad- 100yrs after his death. Muslims, Bukhari, Abu huraira etc came much later.

The word used in arabic here is more like allies, That is, look not to them for help and comfort.

If it means ally, Pikthal, Dr. Mosin, Abu Dawood and Yusuf Alli would not have used exactly the same word- “take not”. Kindly confirm on www.quranexplorer.com

But the source of the misconception is thinking that the reason behind his execution is his poetry attacking Islam, while actually the Quran commands Muslims to bear the verbal propaganda and face it with patience and perseverance:

So, why was he killed if not for his satirical poetry against the gentle prophet Mohammad?

Sahih Bukhari 3:45:687

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Who would kill Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf as has harmed Allah and His Apostle? Muhammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, ‘I will kill him.’ So, Muhammad bin


Sahih Bukhari 5:59:369

Maslama went to Ka’b and said, ‘I want a loan of one or two Wasqs of foodgrains.’" After dickering over what to hold as mortgage, they agreed that Muhammad bin Maslama would mortgage his weapons. So he promised him that he would come with his weapons next time."

So Muhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and sail to them, "When Ka'b comes, I will touch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you smell his head." Kab bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. " have never smelt a better scent than this. Ka'b replied. "I have got the best 'Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin Maslama requested Ka'b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka'b said, "Yes." Muhammad smelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka'b again, "Will you let me (smell your head)?" Ka'b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his companions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the Prophet and informed him. (Abu Rafi) was killed after Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf."


Tabari VII 97, See Also Ishaq 368

We carried Ka’b’s head and brought it to Muhammad during the night. We saluted him as he stood praying and told him that we had slain Allah’s enemy. When he came out to us we cast Ashraf’s head before his feet. The Prophet praised Allah that the poet had been assassinated and complimented us on the good work we had done in Allah’s Cause. Our attack upon Allah’s enemy cast terror among the Jews, and there was no Jew in Medina who did not fear for his life.’

Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-`Aufi

I should have titled it the botched assassination of Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-Aufi. The simple reason why he was not killed was because he belonged to
Al-Khazraj’s tribe, a tribe that has affinity with the men that wanted to relieve (kill) Mohammad of the him(Abdullah).


Sahih Bukhari 5:59:462

So, on that day, Allah's Apostle got up on the pulpit and complained about 'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul) before his companions, saying, 'O you Muslims! Who will relieve me from that man who has hurt me with his evil statement about my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good about my family and they have blamed a man about whom I know nothing except good and he used never to enter my home except with me.' Sad bin Mu'adh the brother of Banu 'Abd Al-Ashhal got up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I will relieve you from him; if he is from the tribe of Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, i.e. Al-Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that, a man from Al-Khazraj got up. Um Hassan, his cousin, was from his branch tribe, and he was Sad bin Ubada, chief of Al-Khazraj. Before this incident, he was a pious man, but his love for his tribe goaded him into saying to Sad (bin Mu'adh). 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you shall not and cannot kill him. If he belonged to your people, you would not wish him to be killed.'

So according to its isnâd, the report is forged - because one of its reporters is notorious for fabricating hadîth. Hence, such a story is rejected and is better off being put into the trash can.

Kindly read more about an Islamic Scholar whose work was quoted as regards Asma’s murder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sa%27d. Have you observed that when Mohammad was reported for negative actions, Muslims will say the hadith is fake?

Khalid b. Sufyan

When I looked in my books, for a similar account,   I couldn't find it. This made me think about the authenticity of the above, so I doubted if the story was true or not. Tabari relied heavily on the works of Ibn Ishaq, however, Al-Dhahabi said that Ibn Ishaq used to borrow reports from Christians, and Jews:

It was only al-tabari that reported this killing, Abu dawud also reported it.
http://www.muslimaccess.com/sunnah/hadeeth/abudawud/sunan_abu_dawood.html

Ibn Sunayna
Despite the fact that this story is mentioned in Sunan Abu Dawood, it is weak and unreliable. Concerning isnad (i.e. chain of reporters), this Hadith was narrated by servant of Zaid Ibn Thabet on authority of daughter of Muhayyisah. Servant of Zaid is Muhammad Ibn Ibi Muhammad and he is unreliable, and daughter of Muhayyisah is unknown. Concerning matn (i.e. text), it says that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered to kill all Jews which is illogical even if Christian missionaries want to believe it! Because the Jews had a treaty with Muslims and there was no evidence that Muslims indulged in killing any Jew other than this Hadith. :

You appear to be telling the whole world that the entire hadiths are fake. You really mean that Abu Dawood too is fake? It seems you are confused! Muslim, Bukhari and others too must be fake.

Burned Alive
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses."    Sahih Bukhari 1:11:626

There is no record of this ever happening, Infact it never happened,

Kindly go to this University of Southern California center of Muslim-Jewish engagement and confirm the hadith. I think you have not been studying enough.
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/bukhari/011.sbt.html#001.011.626

First of all 'Fight' here DOES NOT MEAN SLAY AND KILL' ,  you interpretation is totally wrong. KAI!! where do you get this from,  The Prophet told us in the hadith that the greatest fight is against one's self ( to avoid evil things), to fight physically is a lesser fight.

You are not telling your readers the truth. In the quoted verse
Sura 9:29
"Fight (slay and kill) those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day (judgement day), nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor they follow the religion of truth (the religion of Islam) out of those who have been given the Book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the tax, in acknowledgment of superiority and (recognition that) they are in a state of subjection (to Islam).

Fight is used in the same sentence as “a state of subjection”. Fight here simply means slay and kill.

Muslims do not understand fight to be only physical,  same as above,   it encompasses a lot more things,

You are admitting before the whole world that Physical Fighting is indeed one of the methods of spreading Islam?


You need to evaluate the person you are following whether he can guarantee you safety on the day of judgement.

Tell me! how did they do it? Do you know of any library that has a copy of the original new testament manuscript?

Thanks for your thought. I got the following points from your post;
1.

Muhammad, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, himself had a very peaceful nature, was extremely tolerant, and highly protective of the non-Muslim minorities living in the Muslim state.

2.

A Muslim is never allowed to initiate hostilities. "And fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but transgress not the limits. Surely, Allah likes not the transgressors." [2: 190].

3.

He left behind a stunning legacy, a blameless example and a religion that changed the world forever.

4.

True, Horrible things have been done in the name of islam and some Muslims have trangressed the bounds set by Allah (SWT). However, It is important for muslims and non-muslims to understand the true teachings of islam and not what is propagated by the mass media,

I am going to respond to each point as follows:

Point 1.
That Muhammad was peaceful and tolerant is debatable. The following scriptures have these to say.
Sura 5:51 says: O ye who believe, take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors. They are but friends and protectors to each other, and he amongst you that turns to them for friendship is one of them Verily, Allah guideth not a people unjust (Jews and Christians).
The following is a list of murders committed by Muhammad directly or indirectly (sanctioned by him).

Assassination of Musaylimah (Abu Dawud 38:4348).
Assassination of `Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul al-`Aufi (Sahih Bukhari 5:59:462)
Assassination of Abu `Afak (Ibn Ishaq)
Assassination of Abu Rafi’ (Sallam Ibn Abu'l-Huqayq). (Sahih Bukhari 5:59:369)
Assassination of Ka’b bin Ashraf. (Sahih Bukhari 3:45:687)
Murder of `Asma' Bint Marwan. (Ishaq 676)
The Killing of the Chieftain of Dumah(Al-Tabari vol.9 p.58-59)
Assassination of Khalid b. Sufyan (Abu Dawud 1:1244)
The Killing of Khubaib (Sahih Bukhari 4:52:281)
The Murder of Al-Nadr Bin Al-Harith(Ibn Ishaq)
The Torture and Murder of Kinanah b. al-Rabi b. al-Huqyaq(Tabari vol. 8, p.123)
The Murder of Ibn Sunayna (Abu Dawud 19:2996)
The Killing of Umaiya bin Khalaf Abi Safwan(Sahih Bukhari 4:56:826)
The Murder of `Uqba bin Abi Mu`ayt(Ishaq 308, See Also Tabari IX:121)
Murder of Habbar Ibn al-Aswad b. Ka`b al-`Ansi(Sahih Bukhari 5:59:662)
Attempted Murder of Hind bint Utbah(Abu Dawud 33:4153)

Burned Alive
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses."
Sahih Bukhari 1:11:626
Compare the way Muhammad handled those who opposed him with the way Jesus did.
51And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56[b]For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.[/b] And they went to another village. (Luke 9:51-56)

Point 2.

While it is true that in some portions of the Quran, Muslims were commanded not to initiate hostilities, in others they were given a blanket license to kill, maim and to destroy. But Jesus declared that those were the exact works of the devil!

Sura 9:29
"Fight (slay and kill) those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day (judgement day), nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor they follow the religion of truth (the religion of Islam) out of those who have been given the Book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the tax, in acknowledgment of superiority and (recognition that) they are in a state of subjection (to Islam).
In the above scripture which unfortunately is also cited by Bin-laden and his fellow Jihadist, the command to kill is offensive and not defensive. A hadith to back up my claim that the wars and killings of Islam are offensive and not defensive as moderate and educated Muslims we have us believe.

Sahih Muslim 1:32
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded that I should fight against people till they declare that there is no god but Allah, and when they profess it that there is no god but Allah, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah, and then he (the Holy Prophet) recited (this verse of the Holy Qur'an):"
Thou art not over them a warden" (lxxxviii, 22).

From the above hadith, the basis of fighting unbelievers is simply because they did not profess Islam! Little wonder the endless war everywhere we have a madrassa.

Point 4.

Do you really call these a legacy? What will you call Jesus’ lifestyle that left his enemies manufacturing lies in other to kill him?

luke 23:14
14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him

Point 5.
The Sunnah of the prophet and the Quran is the true teachings of Islam. The question is, with the above scriptures that I have shown you, will you continue to remain a Muslim? Remember, it is either it is Christ or it is Muhammad.